HOW TO REGISTER A MARRIAGE

The British Embassy La Paz does not register marriages. For information on how to do this, please visit FCO's website under Marriage Abroad. However, we do receive Notices of Marriage and issue Certificates of No Impediment, which can be essential requirements for your intended marriage wether in the UK and/or Bolivia. To find out about fees and waiting times, please visit our Notarial Services page.

HOW TO REGISTER A BIRTH

For the purposes of consular registration, the informant should be the next of kin (NOK), or applicants themselves. The NOK can be a relative of the child such as the mother/father, husband/wife, and/or brother/sister.

If you wish to register the birth of your child with the British Embassy in La Paz, you will have to submit to the Consular Section the following documents. Please note that you need to submit original documents and one set of copies:

- Birth Registration Form fully completed. You may collect the Registration Form from the British Embassy in La Paz.
- Baby’s local birth certificate
- Parent’s marriage certificate
- Parent’s birth certificates, long version only
- The corresponding consular fee

FEES (Last updated:  3 August 2009)	£	Bs
REGISTRATION OF A BIRTH Waiting time: 5 working days	98	1,176.00
FURNISHING A CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH REGISTRATION Waiting time: 1 working day	63	756.00

 

 

 

The fee can be paid in cash at the British Embassy or can also be paid in Banco de Credito, account No. 201-5010814-3-14. If you have paid in Banco de Credito, you must submit with the application the original bank deposit slip in order for the Embassy to proceed with the consular service required. You can either submit your application in person at the British Embassy in La Paz, or you may submit your application by post, along with the documents required.